March 19, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani: Good morning, everyone. I first just want to take a moment to thank everyone — both those who are here and those beyond this room who made this morning possible, [and] who made it such that it would be a good one. I want to thank the incredible advocates and legal team that worked […]
March 19, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Francois brings more than 15 years of experience in evidence-based community safety initiatives, cross-government coordination and executive leadership Mayor signs Executive Order creating first-ever Office of Community Safety, a major step toward core campaign commitment NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani appointed Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor for
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AS COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION March 18, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A key architect of City’s “Trash Revolution” returns to lead New York’s Strongest With nearly a decade at DSNY, Gregory will advance transformative programs including waste containerization and curbside composting NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of Gregory Anderson as Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY). Anderson
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WILL DEVELOP LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE STREET SAFETY March 18, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York City Police Department will stop issuing criminal summonses for e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses NEW YORK — Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced a sweeping set of policies to end criminal enforcement against e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses, expand
March 18, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani unveiled a new set of tools to make it easier for homeowners to stay in their communities and bring in extra income by adding an ancillary dwelling unit (ADU) to their property. The city’s new ADU for You website features an ADU Guidebook, a
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March 17, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR MAMDANI AND COMMISSIONER TISCH ANNOUNCE CODIFICATION OF BODY-WORN CAMERA POLICY NYPD policy now requires body-worn camera footage to be released within 30 days of critical incidents, formalizing a transparency practice NEW YORK – TODAY, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced that the New York City
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MARCH 17, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Updated program builds on 2025 pilot with lower loan minimums, reduced interest rates and more flexible repayment terms Applications open now at: NYC Future Fund VIDEO: Calling all NYC Small Businesses! NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su and Department of Small Business
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March 16, 2026 NEW YORK – TODAY, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn announced that Saturday’s pothole repair blitz resulted in more than 7,000 pothole repairs across the city in one day. The five-borough effort was launched by the Mayor and Commissioner Flynn to repair potholes
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March 16, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner (NYC DOT) Mike Flynn today announced that NYC DOT will reduce the speed limit to 15 MPH at every eligible school location across the five boroughs by the end of Mayor
Establishing the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs; Appoints Taylor Brown as Director March 13, 2026 What you should know NEW YORK – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appointed Taylor Brown, currently an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York
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